The informal Food into Cities Network was
created in 1997 by the “Food Supply and Distribution to Cities”
programme of the FAO. This international network links institutions and
individual professionals concerned with food security in the urban areas of
developing countries and countries in transition (DTCs). The network is
specifically oriented toward understanding:
- the relationship between the food security of urban areas and food supply
and distribution systems (FSDS);
- the consequences of increasing food demand and urban expansion on food
supply and marketing costs;
- the study of the efficiency and dynamism of FSDS in the context of high
levels of urbanization and urban expansion; and
- policies, strategies and programmes for strengthening the efficiency and
dynamism of FSDS in and among urban, periurban and rural areas from both a
national and regional perspective.
The objectives of the network are to promote:
- increased appreciation, in DTCs, of the challenges that rapid rates of
urbanization and associated food marketing and distribution costs impose on
the food security of poor consumers;
- greater diffusion, in DTCs, of research, knowledge and experiences concerning
urban food security and FSDS;
- increased dialogue, collaboration and advice on the analysis of and interventions
concerning FSDS, in the context of increasing levels of urbanization and the
expansion of cities.
Membership has many advantages. Interested individuals and
institutions are urged to enquire about possible registration in the network by
contacting:
Coordinator, “Food into Cities”
Network
B618 - AGSM
FAO
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome, ItalyFax: (39) 06 - 5705 6850 or 5705-4961
E-mail: [email protected]
